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| Publisher | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| ISBN 13 | 9781526750631 |
| ISBN 10 | 1526750635 |
| Book Subtitle | The Evolution Of The Liberty Ship From Its Sunderland Origins |
| Book Description | The kudos for the Liberty's construction is, rightfully, American for that is where they were built. Less well understood is that the groundwork for the shape of the hull and its basic hydrodynamics took place in the North Sands shipyard of Joseph Thompson & Sons Ltd on the banks on the River Wear in Sunderland. This new book follows the path of the critical designs that flowed from Thompson's shipyard commencing with SS _Embassage_ in 1935, SS _Dorington Court_ in 1939, through the SS _Empire Wind/Wave_ series for the Ministry of War Transport in 1940 to SS _Empire Liberty_ in 1941. These led to the sixty Ocean Class vessels built by Henry J Kaiser and, from these, the Liberty ship was adapted by American naval architects Gibbs & Cox who, to this very day, still claim they designed the Liberty ship. |
| About the Author | JOHN HENSHAW is a retired chartered surveyor, educated at Wesley College and Melbourne University. He spent most of his working career designing and constructing buildings of all types from domstic houses to office buildings. He has always had a love of the sea and owned several yachts, cruising Australia's North East Coast extensively. He is also an accomplished marine watercolour painter and ship modeller and a fine technical draughtsman. His beautiful linework is a highlight of this book. |
| Language | English |
| Author | John Henshaw |
| Publication Date | 1/Jun/19 |
| Number of Pages | 112 |
Liberty's Provenance : The Evolution Of The Liberty Ship From Its Sunderland Origins hardcover english - 1/Jun/19
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